Veteran state Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, said Haines residents shouldn’t kid themselves: Redistricting and declining state appropriations likely mean the municipality will have to tighten its belt for years to come.
Stedman harkened back to the days when he served alongside former House Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, on the legislature’s finance committees during times of budget surpluses.
“These are not the times when Stedman and Thomas were co-chairs in the House and…
